Coin Doc’s Archives

Jack S. writes: I’m sending pictures of a 1793 silver dollar I have. The papers it came with say it’s “America’s First Silver dollar.” Can you tell me how much it is worth? I may want to sell it. Thank you. Your coin is a 1793 Spanish Colonial 8 Reales. The 8 Reales is often […]Continue reading…

Thomas G. writes: Dear Coin Doc, I cannot find any similar coin on the web, and am not even sure which country it is from. Dated 1703, showing 3 crowns and a large C with Roman numerals Xii and laurels, the reverse is showing the date and the initials I. OR. Hz. The o has […]Continue reading…

Bill writes: I have looked at many sites for info on this coin…was sold to me in Mexico as 18 c in the 80s. it’s about 3/4″ weighs aprox 4 grams ….. maybe you can identify….. Thank you. It appears to be a modern token made of base metal with gold plating. It depicts Juan […]Continue reading…

Stanton W. writes: I’ve seen a few Civil War era slave tokens but they all had numbers and some had holes. This one looks entirely different. So what is it? Can you fill me in on some background information on this coin (or is it a medal or token)? No, it’s not like the slave […]Continue reading…

Beldon H. writes: Can you help me with this coin? I think it’s from Sweden as I’ve found similar ones but they all have dates. This one doesn’t have any date. Why is that? Your coin is a copper 1/4 Ore minted during the reign of Sweden’s Queen Christina (Swedish: Kristina – 1632-1654). The coin […]Continue reading…

Kevin T. writes: Could you give me the approximate value of an 1825 Spanish Milled Dollar (8 reales) that I recently came across? I’ve tried several coin (Red, Blue, Black….) and have not been able to find a value. The obverse side, around the rim, of the coin has: FERDIN. VII DEI.GRATIA.1825 The reverse side, […]Continue reading…

Caitlin E. writes: I have a 50 dollar American 10oz gold coin that is 1 1/4 inches in diameter. the year is MCMLXXXVII. It has ridges on the edge. One side depicts a woman with flowing hair holding an olive branch and a torch and says United States of America across the top. The other […]Continue reading…

Paul A. writes: I know from one of your previous answers that in order to find the approximate current value of a Mexican gold peso, I multiply the gold content (in that case, .121 pure gold troy ounce) against the world price of gold in dollars. In my case, I have a 1918 and a […]Continue reading…